DiSario, a part-time police chief in the small village, was killed by a single shotgun blast as he got out of his cruiser. DiSario, 38, had been on the job for three weeks. His sixth child — a daughter — was born the day after his funeral in May.
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The shooter, Thomas Hartless, 43, also killed his ex-girlfriend Marlina Medrano, 46, and her co-worker Cindy Krantz, 48.
Hartless died by suicide inside the Pine Kirk nursing home. Hartless was released early from jail in April without a formal hearing, according to a review of court documents on how authorities handled a domestic violence case against him in Licking County.
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Hartless had a history of violence and had been convicted of multiple assaults, including against Medrano.
DiSario’s in-laws live in Huber Heights.
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